Day 14 - Washingto DC II

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Left home at 7:50 alongwith DB. He was going by car today upto his place of work near Union Station. It started drizzling just after we got into the car and then started raining heavily on the way. We decided to go ahead..wait for the rain to stop and do some sightseeing or maybe just get back home if weather did not co-operate. Luckily for us it stopped raining after we reached there, but it was cold. So, got into the nearest Museum, the Postal Museum. Then went to the Botanic Garden where we spent a long time. It was beautiful. Had our packed lunch (cous cous and brussel sprouts) before we left the museum. Then went to the Sculpture Museum just next to it. All Museums are close to each other..walking distance. DC has full of Museums..can't finish them all! Spent a long time at the Sculpture Museum too. Had to leave by 3:00 'cos Jayanthi said she will pick us up at Shady Grove station at 4:00. Went with Jayanthi to her school. She had to finish a meeting there. Was there for an hour..had to wait for Samyugda to finish her music class. Did not go out anywhere after dinner . We were tired. R, DB and Jayanthi talked until late in the night about marriage, patriotism etc...serious discussion! I as usual just listened!

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Photos

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Drinking granola fruit mix at the Union Station.

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At the Postal Museum. Trying to key in the zip codes as fast as the letters come in.

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Owley the mascot dog of the Postal dept. This dog used to follow the postmen sometimes the post van and sometimes travel in the train along with the mail for several miles across the country.

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Pillar built in memory of Christopher Columbus in front of Union Station.

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A tree with white flowers on the wayside.

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Orchid Garden in the Botanic Garden.

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Tiny plants and mosses inside a bottle. It was really cute.

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More orchids in the Hawaii enclosure.

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Each of the flower here had some spice/ plants used for flavouring inside them in a tiny box with holes. you can see me smelling the spices used in Asia.

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R is pointing to the cocoa fruit.

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Looks like some dark green leaves are painted on a bigger leaf..called rattle snake leaf.

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R wanted a picture of this duck since he used to have a duck toy like this when he was young. Mami still has it in the kolu saamaan.

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The ducks feeding.

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A room in the Suprasensorial section of the Sculpture Museum where some music was played and pictures where laser projected..a room to just relax.

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Sculpture Museum..suprasensorial section..with exhibits of art based on light and space.

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Unable to capture the feeling we had inside this blue lit room.

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Had to wear some special paper shoes to go inside these rooms to maintain the pristine white floors..for getting the right effect.

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Futuristic flowers.

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Some art work looking like a cat outside the Museum.

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The school where Jayanthi works can be seen in the distance. This whole place belongs to the school.

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Inside Jayanthi's classroom. Raja mama's painting in the background.the one that was at Tambaram.